PRINTER'S NO. 3488
No. 2434 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY COWELL, PISTELLA AND ITKIN, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 7, 1901 (P.L.20, No.14), entitled "An
2 act for the government of cities of the second class,"
3 further providing for contracts.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Article XV of the act of March 7, 1901 (P.L.20,
7 No.14), referred to as the Second Class City Law, is amended by
8 adding a section to read:
9 ARTICLE XV.
10 Contracts.
11 * * *
12 Section 1.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this or
13 any other law, in the preparation of specifications for the
14 erection, construction and alteration of any public building,
15 when the entire cost of such work shall exceed fifty thousand
16 dollars, it shall be the duty of the architect, engineer or
17 other person preparing such specifications, to prepare separate
18 specifications for the plumbing, heating, ventilating and
1 electrical work; and it shall be the duty of the person or
2 persons authorized to enter into contracts for the erection,
3 construction or alteration of such public buildings to receive
4 separate bids upon each of the said branches of work, and to
5 award the contract for the same to the lowest responsible bidder
6 for each of said branches.
7 Every contract for the construction, reconstruction,
8 alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of public works
9 shall comply with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1978
10 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Steel Products Procurement Act."
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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